Blood and battle mix in wartime notes from Tokyo to Baltimore
A collage of items: Tojo’s daughter Kimie loses blood at a Tokyo UN bank, US and Allied support flows in. Consolidated Gas Electric Light & Power reports quarterly and preferred dividends. Salisbury real estate trader Daniel Cannon dies aged 78. Korean War casualties rise by 71 with 11 dead and 53 wounded. palladium’s rarity noted as ore-intensive to refine.
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Tokyo
Hideki Tojo
Kimie
Japan
Pearl Harbor
United Nations
Warterly
Baltimore
Consolidated Gas Electric Light & Power Co
Salisbury
Daniel Burton
Cannon
Wicomico County
Robert Powell Cannon
House of Delegates
Washington
Defense Department
Jacoby on Bridge Slam Decisions at National Defenses
In the Detroit national championship week, experts vary in skill but share clear, careful thinking. Atypical hand shows South finessing the queen of diamonds to reach a six diamond slam after West opens the heart ace, with West deducing declarer’s dummy expectations and North’s five diamond jump signaling a high diamond presence.
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Oswald Jacoby
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Detroit
South
West
North
Cela
Declarer
Finesse Attempts Shape Slam Outcomes in Bridge Play
In bridge play examples, the West hand opens clubs and dummy leads a jack heart to pretend a finesse. Misguesses of trumps end slam chances, while careful defense can derail a slam by denying the declarer the needed deductions. Some declarers succeed through precise planning.
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Dummy
West
Sauth
Jacoby on Canasta right-hand discard strategy
A San Francisco correspondent outlines when drawing from the stock pile beats taking the discard. Generally prefer the stock when opponents control play, and favor the discard if it contains useful cards or when four or more cards are available to meld. Early, small discard piles are seldom worth taking.
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San Francisco
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